Home inspector accused of sexual intercourse with the client’s Elmo doll

A Michigan home inspector has been charged with criminal charges he is supposed to have masturbated with an Elmo doll while working in a child’s bedroom.

Kevin Wayne VanLuven, 59, of Clarkston, was arraigned Wednesday on charges of aggravated indecent exposure and malicious destruction of property under $ 200, according to Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK. He was placed in Oakland County Jail on $ 2,500 bail.

VanLuven, hired by homebuyers to inspect a home in Oxford on March 12, was allowed property with the buyers’ real estate agent, who left while the inspection was ongoing.

While outside, one of the owners received an alert via the webcam on his phone that the movement in the nursery had been detected. That’s when he saw VanLuven masturbate, according to The Smoking Gun.

But that’s not all. While the camera was recording, VanLuven lifted Elmo off the floor “and seemed to enjoy the doll,” the Royal Oak Tribune reported.

The homeowners then called 911, and officers showed up while VanLuven was still inspecting.

At first, VanLuven told officers he touched the doll only to inspect an electrical outlet, authorities said. When he was confronted with the camera, he apologized as well he made incriminating statements, the sheriff told reporters.

“Even when I think I’ve seen it all, someone goes in and surprises me with a new level of disturbing action,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard told a news conference. “This is a disgusting reminder to be careful about who you let into your house. The actions of these owners will probably prevent this defendant from entering someone else’s house. “

If convicted, VanLuven faces up to two years in prison and $ 2,500 in fines. And it was ordered he was subjected to a mental health assessment and was barred from being alone in any residential property he did not own while awaiting trial. He was also ordered not to have any contact with Oxford Township homeowners.